After all the rough weather of January, it's great to start a new month for Greek travel, especially when this year Greece in February offers most of the colorful Carnival ... Read More

Wondering what to do while you're in Athens? Here's my short list of easy, fun things to do in Greece's capital city and its environs. And if you need a hotel ... Read More

Unusually cold temperatures are freezing out business in Athens, with some shops and other enterprises closing as the capital shivers under a blanket of snow. Winter weather in Athens and ... Read More

Zakinthos is one of the most photogenic of the Greek islands, but since it takes extra effort to reach, it's often overlooked. But once you're on Zakynthos, it all gets ... Read More

One of the secrets of Greek travel is that cruises on big cruise ships and cruises on smaller sailing vessels often cost about the same. While the big ships and ... Read More

Gate 1 Travel is offering the Costa Cruises 9-Day Eastern Caribbean Cruise on the Costa Victoria for a discounted rate of $659, plus the usual "taxes and fees". This is ... Read More

I know you lurk in the corners of my newsletter subscriber list - adventurous souls who would love to visit Greece. If you could just bear to get on an ... Read More

A small fragment of marble at Heidelberg University in Germany depicting a man's heel may be literally part of the first step in the eventual return of the Parthenon Marbles ... Read More

A barren little island is receiving intense attention as a new excavation seeks to explore its secrets. Keros, an island in the Cyclades, is definitely off the tourist track ... Read More

Don't get me started on how much of the exported "Italian" olive oil in the bottle on your shelf is actually from Greece - just check that teeny "Countries of ... Read More

Entrepreneur Michael Patellis and his company, AirSea Lines may be revving up to soon change travel in Greece, Reuters Canada reports. How? By launching a 50-plane fleet of seaplanes, competing ... Read More

The BBC reports that bird flu was the culprit in the deaths of several teenagers in Turkey, and that human cases of the H5N1 flu have been found as far ... Read More

An undersea earthquake measuring between 6.7 and 6.9 struck Greece early Sunday, but there are no reports of serious injuries despite damage to dozens of homes on Kythira and additional ... Read More

This year, the Greek city of Patras takes on the challenge of being the official "Cultural Capital of Europe", a title held a few years back by the city of ... Read More

Paros blogger "Paros Shepherd" sends photos of today's Epiphany celebration on the Greek island of - any guesses here? - Paros.

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is broadcasting the centennial Epiphany celebration in the thriving Greek-American community of Tarpon Springs, Florida. The program will be simulcast on satellite and live ... Read More

I love celebrity weddings in Greece, because they focus attention on Greece in such a wonderful way. While I'm not sure we'll ever see Paris Hilton tying the knot in ... Read More

Interested in seeing a genuine Greek Epiphany celebration - one that is likely to be talked about for years to come? Get yourself over to Tarpon Springs, Florida. This year's ... Read More

Greece in January gets off to a sacred start with January 1st, the Feast of St. Basil the Great, an early founder of the Greek Orthodox Church. While there are ... Read More

People often ask me if they should go to Greece in the winter months. I tell them that literally millions of people are traveling in Greece during the winter - ... Read More